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TIL that although the location of the former base of MI6 from 1964 to 1994 was meant to be classified, The Daily Telegraph called it "London's worst-kept secret, known only to every taxi driver, tourist guide and KGB agent".

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A957 TIL the audience at Woodstock, which had peaked at an estimated 400,000, was down to about 30,000 by the time Jimi Hendrix took the stage, many of whom merely waited to catch a glimpse of Hendrix before leaving during his performance
d8KWQ TIL George Lucas thought Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" would out perform Star Wars so he proposed they trade 2.5% of the profit on each other's films; Spielberg took the trade, and still receives 2.5% of the profits from Star Wars.
8a7rL TIL the first Grand Wizard of the KKK later changed his mind and argued in defense of racial equality
x6Lyo TIL that in the 84's Olympics, an athlete replaced herself with her twin sister to compete after an injury.
RdJ7 TIL- To avoid making Yoda appear toy like due to his small stature, the makeup designers based his face off Albert Einsteins to give a sense of wisdom and respectability.